The District of Nevada granted New Vision Gaming & Development Inc.'s motion to dismiss LNW Gaming Inc. LNW’s counterclaims in this dispute over obligations under a licensing agreement for royalties stemming from patents that cover a six-card bonus bet for three-card poker. The court determined that LNW didn’t plausibly allege that New Vision knew or should have known of the patents’ alleged invalidity when it signed the licensing agreement, and that restitution for royalties remains foreclosed as a matter of law unless LNW amends its complaint to plausibly plead a fraud claim.
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